future Mauro Matias Caballero It was sealed after the court decision announcing this unquestionable For him His sister and niece were killed in San Martin Park, Merlo. Although he will not face criminal punishment, the 35-year-old will remain for 15 years in the specialized unit of the 34 Prison Institution in Melchor Romero, where He will receive mandatory psychological treatment. This decision, adopted by Judge Marcos Javier Lisa of Oral Criminal Court No. 5 of Moronresponds to the evaluation of mental health professionals, who concluded that the assailant posed a danger to himself and third parties at the time of the events.
The judge ordered the maximum security measures stipulated in the law, which will be extended Until January 9, 2039. When this date arrives, Family court It must be determined whether Caballero can be released or whether his medical condition requires continued confinement.
According to the diagnosis provided by specialists and seen by local media Online closeupThe accused suffers “Unspecified psychotic disorder, with a chronic course, associated with persistent consumption of psychoactive substances (mainly cocaine)”. This clinical picture, according to reports, “It harms their evaluative ability.” And he is born “A pathological change in his mental abilities.”any “It prevented him from understanding the criminality of his actions and acting accordingly.”.
The judicial decision was based on the agreement reached between Public Prosecutor Patricio Pagani and Official Defender Gustavo Giacchino, who jointly requested Caballero’s criminal dismissal and the imposition of the security measure. Judge Lisa upheld this proposal, and made his ruling consistent with the position of the parties.
The crime occurred on January 9, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m., in a house located at 400 Calle 12 de Febrero, in Parque San Martin.
According to the reconstruction carried out by Public Prosecutor Adriana Suarez Coribio, of UFI No. 8 in Moron, Caballero came out of the bathroom and attacked his sister Veronica using a butcher knife taken from the kitchen (33 years old), to his niece Jazmine Florencia Santi (14 years old) Already a friend of the minor.
Jazmine Santi died almost instantly, from multiple chest wounds, while Veronica sustained serious injuries in different parts of her body and died after suffering for a month, on February 10.
The third victim, a 13-year-old girl, was seriously injured but managed to survive. After escaping through a window, she called for help from a neighbour, followed by Veronica, who managed to tell the man covered in blood. “My brother attacked us” Before it fades away. Both were transferred to Malvinas Heroes Hospital.
The attack occurred in a specific family context: the family was attending Jazmine’s 15th anniversary party. According to the investigation, everything indicates that Caballero was looking for party money to buy drugs. After committing the crime, he fled and was arrested hours later while wandering around the train station. Sarmientoin Ramos Mejiawhen He was about to throw himself on the train tracks, According to police sources. He was in possession of the mobile phones of the attacking minors.
“This inhumane act stabbed my younger sister 5 times, so they had to cut her open because he stabbed her stomach and filled her small intestine with stitches. She is now in intensive care trying to recover after almost 3 hours in the operating room. He killed her 14 year old friend and her sister is fighting for her life today!” the victim’s sister wrote on Facebook at the time, who accompanied the post with a photo of Caballero.